{"id":315487,"date":"2026-02-05T12:00:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T12:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-did-ikea-just-close-these-crowded-stores-in-china\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T12:00:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T12:00:09","slug":"why-did-ikea-just-close-these-crowded-stores-in-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-did-ikea-just-close-these-crowded-stores-in-china\/","title":{"rendered":"Why did IKEA just close these crowded stores in China?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/WLFxE2nDiJw\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why did IKEA just close these crowded stores in China?\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WLFxE2nDiJw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Chinese shoppers flocked to seven IKEA megastores in the country ahead of their recent closure. 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